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Genealogy! Where Do You Start?
Tuesday, May 27
Genealogy! Where Do You Start?  (Workshop)
1:00 pm
In Person - at the corner of 1000 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy and Linn Station Rd

 

Presented by: Nancy Simmons Roberson

 

Genealogy! Where Do You Start?

Are you wondering how to begin exploring your family’s history? Genealogical research can be an enriching journey, connecting you to generations past. Perhaps you’ve inherited old family Bibles, letters, or documents but aren’t sure where to begin. Our workshop is here to guide you! Learn how to organize your findings, cite your sources, and delve into records to build your family tree. Start uncovering the remarkable stories waiting to be told.

 

About Nancy Simmons

Nancy Simmons brings a wealth of experience to the world of genealogy. Born in Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Monroe County, Nancy earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Adrian College. Her 34-year career with Bath Community Schools saw her inspiring students as a physical education and social studies teacher, coach, and athletic director. Married to her husband Howard for 55 years, they’ve built a beautiful family with three children and seven grandchildren.

 

Nancy’s genealogical journey began in 1970 when she acquired an eighty-year-old record book of her husband’s Johnston family. Over the past 45 years, she’s become a passionate and meticulous genealogist, dedicated to preserving the past for future generations. When she’s not tracing family roots, Nancy enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and cheering on the University of Louisville women’s basketball team.


LGS SPRING TRIP
Sunday, June 1 through Saturday, June 7
LGS SPRING TRIP  (Research Trip)
9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, 900 Library Plz, Fort Wayne, IN
LGS SPRING TRIP
Allen County Public Library
 Genealogy Center
900 Library Plz
Fort Wayne, IN
46802
June 1 through June 7
 
Rooms have been reserved at Wyndham Garden-Fort Wayne, 5750 Challenger Pkwy, Fort Wayne, IN.
 
The room rate is $99 plus tax for a King or Double Queen.
These rates are per room NOT per person.
 
Individual reservations must be made before May 15, 2025
 
To reserve, call (260) 999-6040 and mention Louisville Genealogical Society
 
Questions: contact Rose Cantrell, Spring Travel Chair, at phire1954@gmail.com.
 
To learn more about the Genealogy Center at the library, read the article on page 16 in the 2023 Spring Quarterly
 
Ms. Rose Marie Cantrell
Spring Travel Chair
 


From Wilderness to Commonwealth: 1750 – 1972
Tuesday, June 10
From Wilderness to Commonwealth: 1750 – 1972  (Program)
1:00 pm
In-Person 1000 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy Louisville KY
 
Presented by: Medina Dean
In her debut book, Medina Dean – founder of Kentucky Historic Travels – delves into Kentucky’s road to statehood through historic sites she has visited and by focusing on the influential men and women that “made” Kentucky.”  Medina shares Kentucky’s History in the same story-telling manner her readers have come to know and love from her history blog.
 
Medina Dean is a born and raised Louisvillian, graduating first from DuPont Manual High School and YPAS. She then earned her undergraduate degree in Education from Bellarmine College, her Master’s of Education from the University of Louisville, and her Rank 1 as a Reading Specialist from IU Southeast.
Using her Education degrees, Medina worked for Jefferson County Public Schools for 27 years. She first taught at Bates and Wheeler Elementary Schools. She then spent the last thirteen years of her career at Stopher Elementary, teaching 3rd-grade English Language Arts.
 
Now that she is retired, she is focused on her love of Kentucky and historic preservation. She travels to historic sites throughout the Commonwealth with her daughter, husband, parents, and anyone else who will join her, while highlighting the history of those sites in her travel blog called Kentucky Historic Travels.
Medina is the wife of Jimmy, a Desert Storm Army veteran; the mother to Ainsley, her 17-year-old daughter; and is the daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, and cousin to her family which means more to her than any other role.  She has finished and self-published her book “From Wilderness to Commonwealth: 1750 – 1792.
 
She is the Corresponding Secretary for John Marshall Chapter DAR and enjoys hiking, biking, gardening, reading, and being creative whenever time allows.